Match-lighter



E. 1. FISHER. MATCH LIGHTER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9, I919. Patented May 4, 1920.

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EDWIN J. FISHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MATCH-LIGHTER.

experienced in providing a suitable type of match lighter because the usual match lighters, comprising a sandpaperlike"surface, quickly become unsightly and are consecuiently discarded.

Particularly in hotels, stores, etc., it has been diil'cult to provide a suitable match lighter, so that patrons often scratch matches upon polished surfaces, wall paper, and other places, which results in the ruination i-. of the surface so used.

hly invention relates to a match lighter which shall be so extremely simple as to be economical in manufacture, which can be placed anywhere and be an ornamentation, and which can be utilized in the capacity of an advertisingmedium. I I Reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings which illustrates my invention, and in which- 5 Figure l is an elevational view of my im- 'ed form of match lighter; and 2 is a sectional view therethrough i l showing a slightly modified form of construction.

in these views like reference numerals designate similar parts and the reference numeral 1 indicates any convenient block of material, which is provided with. a recess. lit the base of this recess, advertising matter 2 may be inserted and sunk into such recess; and, preferably flush with the upper surface of the block of material, there is a plate of glass 3, upon the center of which a second plate of glass 4 is mounted. Or,

all as is the case in Fig. 2, this raised portion,

as indicated in this figure by the reference numeral 5, may form an integral part of Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed August 9, 1919 Serial No. 316,297.

v the plate 3. It Will be noted that in both Figs. 1 and 2 the plate 4 of the raised portion 5 is provided with squared edges.

It will now be seen that upon takin a match 6 and placing the same adjacent the edge of the plate l, or raised portion 5, and pressing downwardly, at the same time exerting a slight pull upon the match, the.

match will be ignited by what might be termed a snapping action.

It will be noticed that the construction presented includes a main plate 3 and an abutment 5 rigid upon the main plate and that this abutment has an upper or main face across which a match may be moved freely and this face terminates in an edge united by a face at an angle to said main face, the said edge being entirely unobstructed so that the match moved freely across the main face will be ignited by contact with said unobstructed edge in. crossing the same.

Obviously, the construction illustrated will at no time become unsightly, as any marks upon the surface of the glass may readily be removed by passing a damp cloth over the same. Further, the device could be used to great advantage with a view of displaying advertising matter, which might be printed as indicated by the reference numeral2.

, Itwill be understood that any number of modifications in connection with the mounting of the plate 4 or raised portion 5 might beresorted towithout in the least departing from the scope of my invention, such as substituting in lieu of the block 1 a purely ornamental block, etc.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claim:

A match igniter comprising a main plate and an abutment rigid upon the main plate, the abutment having an upper or main face across which a matchmay be moved freely,

said face terminating in an edge united by a face at an angle to-said main face, the said edge being entirely unobstructed, whereby a match moved freely across the main face may be ignitedby contact with the said edge in crossing the same, as and for the purposes set forth.

I EDWIN J. FISHER. 

